Face Up Pai Gow Poker with Progressive

(GEGA-002202, GEAR-001311)

Object of Game

The object of the game of Face Up Pai Gow Poker is to make a five-card hand and a two-card hand that ranks higher than the player-dealer’s five-card hand and two-card hand. Face Up Pai Gow Poker is a Pai Gow Poker variant and plays like conventional Pai Gow Poker, except the player-dealer’s hand is exposed first. If the player-dealer has an ace-high hand, “Pai Gow”, then all player’s hands will push (tie).

How to Play

At the start of a game, a player is offered the player-dealer position. Once the player-dealer position is accepted, the house dealer shall wait for each player to make their wager in accordance with the table limits. Players also have the option of placing a Fortune Bonus Bet, an Ace-High Bonus Bet, or Progressive wager at this time as well. Once all wagers have been placed, the house dealer will distribute seven cards to each spot face-down with the exception of the player-dealers hand which will be placed face up for all to see. The placement of the hands will be determined by shaking of a dice cup by the player-dealer. The sum of the dice indicates the seat where the house dealer will begin distributing the hands. After all hands have been distributed, the house dealer will set the player-dealers hand house way according to the chart below. Players shall then set their hand by arranging the seven cards into a two-card hand, which is placed in front of the five-card hand, and a five-card hand, which is placed behind the two-card hand. The five-card hand must rank higher than the two-card hand. The house dealer will help players et the hands optimal way if needed.

House Way Chart:

Determining a Winner

Once each player has set their hands and the house dealer has set the player-dealer’s hand, each player’s hand shall be compared against the player-dealer’s hand. The following shall apply for each possible outcome when determining which hand wins, loses, or if there is a “push.”

• The Player wins if their two-card hand and the five-card hand ranks higher than the player-dealer’s two-card hand and five-card hand.
• The Player loses if the two-card hand and the five-card hand ranks lower than the player-dealer’s two-card hand and five-card hand.
• The Player “pushes” if one of the hands held by the player ranks higher than the player-dealer’s corresponding hand, and the player’s other hand ranks lower than the player-dealer’s corresponding hand.
• If either the two-card hand or the five-card hand is identical in rank to the player-dealer’s two-card hand or five-card hand, it is a “copy hand.” The player-dealer wins all copy hands.

Bonus Bets:

• Ace-High:
  • When the player-dealer’s hand is an ace-high seven-card hand, all player’s hands shall push, their wagers shall be returned, and any Ace-High wager will be paid according to the corresponding chart below. If the player-dealer’s hand does not contain a seven-card Ace-High, all Ace-High wagers will be collected by the house dealer.
• Fortune Bonus/Envy Bonus:
  • The house dealer will determine if the player’s hand qualifies for the Fortune Bonus and/or the Envy Bonus. •
  • The house dealer shall pay all winning Fortune Bonus Bets when a player has one of the qualifying hands described below and collect all losing Fortune Bonus Bets.
  • A player qualifies for an Envy Bonus payout when a player places a Fortune Bonus Bet of at least $5. The player-dealer shall pay all winning Envy Bonus wagers according to the corresponding chart below, excluding the player-dealer hand or their own hand.
• Progressive Jackpot:
  • Any qualifying Progressive hand will be paid independently of the base game outcome according to the corresponding chart below.